A/N Still Cold, drinking coffee/hot chocolate constantly. Did you know that my cordless keyboard will work in the other room? I don't even have to be in the same room as the computer to type stuff. I could be in say the bathroom across the hall. Cool huh?
Still listening toTitanic
Disclaimer: I disclaim ownership of everything Harry Potter
I dedicate this chapter to all those who love coffee. And chocolate. Because I can. And I did. See?
Ginny hurried up to her room. She went to the pile of presents by her bed and grabbed the small box that contained Harry's gift. Opening it, she admired the beautiful earrings. They were gold studs with a gold chain that dangled with a teardrop cut emerald on the end of the chain. She had been completely shocked by the gift and could not believe that he had spent so much money on her. Personally she thought that the emeralds were the same color as Harry's eyes, but when she mentioned it to him, he said that he had chosen the emeralds because he liked how she looked in green, and maybe she would be inclined to wear green more often.
Ginny glanced down at her clothes and laughed. She happened to be wearing a green sweater and jeans today. She decided to complete the outfit with the earrings. While she was putting the earrings in, she accidentally dropped the box. When she picked up the contents of the box, she found the note she had temporarily forgotten all about. He must have put it in here this morning, I'm sure it wasn't in here yesterday, she thought. Ginny was surprised at how quickly she could forget about the hunt when she looked at the beautiful earrings. She opened the note and read the oh-so-familiar scrawl:
Ginny
I love the way you look. Especially in green. I know I told you this yesterday, but it is true. You know that feeling I told you about when we kiss? Well, when you wear green that same thing happens. Even if you are not in green you still take my breath away. Sometimes I wish your beauty wasn't so obvious, then I wouldn't have to glare at every single guy that walks by whenever we go out. These earrings represent everything I wish to give you in the future. You deserve all the nicest things and I plan on giving you everything you could ever want in the future. For your next clue make sure no one is in the hallway and go to the place that made me the happiest man alive over 2 years ago. No hint for this one, you should know this.
Harry
Ginny sighed. She was having a hard enough time solving the clues with the hint. Now she had to solve it without one. Ugh. Not good. If he kept giving her seemingly impossible clues, she just might have to wear green everyday and kiss him often so that he would be constantly breathless. That would serve him right, she thought with an evil laugh.
On the bright side though, his note was, again, uncommonly sweet. She had always assumed that he glared at everyone because they stared at him, because he was Harry Potter, as everyone always had to remind him of that every time they went somewhere.
"You're Harry Potter! I recognized you from your scar. You defeated You-Know-Who!"
Bloody annoying it was. Anyway, that's why she thought he was always glaring at people. Turns out, he was glaring because people were looking at her. Huh. Interesting. It actually made her really happy. Knowing that Harry felt like he had to ward off competition made her feel giddy, and gave her possible leverage in future situations. Not that she would use any thing she learned during this hunt to hurt him, but she might be able to get him to do things for her. This time, a smile lit up her whole face and she took a trip to "Future Land" where Harry was giving her chocolate at 2 in the morning because it sounded good, then Harry giving her a foot massage, and then he was fixing her dinner….ah, the possibilities were endless….
George was walking down the stairs with Charlie. They had just woken up and were still in their pajamas. They were on their way to get breakfast.
"When do you have to head back to Romania, Charlie?" George asked.
"Well, I don't have to go back to work till after New Year's, so I should be here till then, unless something happens." Charlie answered after a moment's hesitation.
"Mum will be glad to hear that. She really misses you when you are gone, you know."
"Yeah, I know. I can't help it though, I like working with dragons, and seeing as there are none in England, I have to stay in Romania."
As they passed Ginny's room, her door cracked open, and her head poked out.
"Hey," Ginny said, "Didn't know you guys were up. Bye!"
She slammed the door closed before either of them could say a word. They looked at each other with bemused expressions on their faces. It appeared as if their baby sister was hiding something. They shrugged their shoulders.
"Maybe mum will know what's up with her. Anyway, I know what you mean I have had a hard time convincing mum that it's better if I live over the shop in Diagon Alley. I'll never know how you convinced her you would be ok in Romania." George said.
Charlie laughed. "She wasn't too happy about the idea at first, but I kinda told her that I was going anyway, and that I would like it if she would accept the fact that I couldn't stay here in England and be happy. I said she was ok with Bill going to Egypt, why couldn't I go to Romania? Seems mum's always been one to try and keep things even between us kids. I think that is why she finally accepted me going."
"Wow, I never knew that was how you convinced her. That was sneaky!"
"What was sneaky?" Mrs. Weasley asked George as they walked into the kitchen.
"Nothing, mum. We were…ah…talking about…ah….Quidditch. Yeah…Quidditch." Charlie stuttered, not wanting to tell her what they were talking about. He was afraid George would end up telling her what he had just told him, and he didn't know what the consequences would be, but they would not be good, that was for sure.
"Smooth," George muttered under his breath, trying not to laugh.
Mrs. Weasley eyed them suspiciously, she knew them well enough to know that they weren't talking about Quidditch, Charlie's guilty face showed that much. Deciding she really didn't want to know what they were talking about, she changed the subject.
"So what are your plans for today, boys?" she asked as she gave them their breakfast.
"We were going to see about playing Quidditch today but it seems as though we might be short at least one player. Ginny was acting strange this morning. Do you know what that is about?" George asked.
"You'll be short more than one player, that is for sure. Harry has sent Ginny on a treasure hunt around the house, so Ginny is pretty much ignoring everyone this morning."
"That explains the weird greeting this morning," Charlie whispered to George.
"And I haven't even seen Harry this morning," Mrs. Weasley continued, "I wonder if I ought to send him up some breakfast? Oh, and Hermione dragged Ron off to Diagon Alley. It sounded like she was planning on spending the day there. So those two are out."
George thought for a minute. Then said, "Percy won't play, he's probably doing something for the Ministry. I'm surprised he stayed home today."
"They probably made him take the day off. You know, like required days off or something like that." Charlie added to George's train of thought. "And unless Fleur plays, which I doubt, because of Victoire, then it is down to you, me, and Bill. Unless you want to play, mum?"
Mrs. Weasley just gave them a look that said, in all my years of being a mother, have I ever played Quidditch?
"So was that a no, then?" George asked, grinning.
Charlie slapped him on the back of the head and said, "Can't you tell she's jumping for joy at the prospect of playing, and beating us?"
George sighed, "I guess we'll just have to spend the day inside playing with Teddy and Victoire. Not that we mind too much, they are just irresistible!"
"And spoiled rotten, thanks to all of their uncles! Honestly, how many dolls does Victoire need?"
"Or how many toys does Teddy need?" asked Andromeda as she entered the room.
The boys looked sheepish enough for the entire clan of Weasley boys, plus one Potter.
"You spoil them rotten!" Andromeda echoed Mrs. Weasley. "Good morning Molly!"
"Good morning! You're planning on staying today too, aren't you? Where's Teddy."
"He's in the living room, playing with his new toys," she glanced at the Weasley men sitting at the table. Turning back to Molly, she added, "Actually, I was wondering if you would watch Teddy for a couple of days. I have a couple of friends that I would like to spend some time with, and I could use a few days to rest, if you know what I mean."
"Of course! We would love to keep Teddy for a couple of days. Take as long as you need."
"Yeah!" echoed Charlie and George, fantasizing about turning Teddy into a miniature, trouble making, Weasley.
"Great! Thank you so much. I think I will pack, say goodbye to Teddy, the head on out." Andromeda said as she walked out of the room.
Mrs. Weasley looked at her sons, "Don't even think about it! I know you boys way too well."
She laughed at their faces of fake innocence as she turned back to her baking.
Ginny peaked outside again to see if the coast was clear. She saw Andromeda as she came back up the stairs and headed into the spare bedroom. After that, the hallway was empty. She stepped into the hallway, and started to think. Go to the place that made me the happiest man alive over two years ago. Well, two and a half years ago would be around the time that Harry defeated Voldemort, so maybe she was supposed to go to Hogwarts where it happened. But that didn't make sense. Why would he start to send her away from the Burrow now? If she should have been sent to Hogwarts any time then it should've been where they first kissed. Yeah, that would've been a good place for a clue, but leaving the Burrow did not seem like part of the hunt.
With a frustrated sigh, Ginny sat down on the steps and thought about anything that related to her and Harry in this hallway. Just as she was going through the time they bumped in the hallway, the summer before her 5th year, her hand accidentally slipped under the carpet on the landing behind her, her fingers closed around something that made her smile.
A/N: Wow! Not sure how I feel about this chapter. This took me forever! I have been writing off and on for 7 hrs. straight! But in the meantime I have:
Learned a game called "Snap"
Talked to my friend Sarah, and found out that I wasn't invited to a New Year's party by one of my closest friends :(
Took the WOMBATS on JK Rowling's sight and got an A
Found out that Percy did not marry Penelope (who wrote the book from the last chapter, it was about them, by the way, congrats to those who got it right), and Charlie remained single, which really caused a problem in the plotline for this chapter, so pretty much, I had a meltdown for like an hour. Then got my head back together and have only one thing to say about the whole thing: HMPH as I cross my arms and pout
Made soup
Drank four cups of coffee
Watched part of the Colt's game, all I have to say about that is: grrr (they lost)
Sooo, sorry the A/N is so long, and I am still baffled by a character's ability to come in a completely change a scene, i.e. Andromeda was not planned for this chapter, but there she is! Funny how that happens…..
Don't for get to vote on where the last clue leads Ginny!
Reviews are always appreciated,
Shandra
